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Camille Fairbanks
Friday
, August 14
10:00am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Delilah S. Dawson • Kevin McDonald • Andrew Buckley • Bianca Marais • Lily Chu • Craig DiLouie • Gemma Files • Danny Ramadan • Amanda Leduc • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Terry Brooks
12:00pm
MDT
Survival Skills in Dystopian Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Valerie L. King • Sandy Fitzpatrick • Gary Renshaw • Don Miasek • Susan Forest
1:30pm
MDT
Fear Factor: How Fear Rewires Your Character’s Behavior, Logic & Responses
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Angela Ackerman
3:00pm
MDT
Paths to Publication: Traditional, Hybrid, and Self-Publishing in Today’s Market
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Linda Sanche • Craig DiLouie • Leanne Janzen • Carly Watters • Felicia Zuniga
4:30pm
MDT
Writing As Resistance: Using Our Words to Critique, Challenge, and Disrupt
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Madison Joyce • Priscille Bukasa • Adrienne Adams • Alex Benarzi • O.L. McAnord
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
BREAKFAST CLUB: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing / Books with Hooks
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Bianca Marais • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
10:30am
MDT
How To Pitch in Real Life
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Carly Watters
3:00pm
MDT
Live Action Slush: Romance
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Nicole Roche • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Alison McBain
4:30pm
MDT
Cinematic Storytelling: Does Hollywood Flair Work in Speculative Fiction?
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Chris Corvan • Rick Overwater • Don Miasek • James Downe • Michael Peterson
Sunday
, August 16
9:00am
MDT
What Next? Self-editing Strategies for Moving Your Manuscript Forward
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Sandra McIntyre
10:30am
MDT
Marketing Without the Ick: Show Up, Be Seen, and Share With Heart
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Rosey Hwang
12:00pm
MDT
Get that grant! How to win literary arts grants
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Lexie Angelo
1:30pm
MDT
Through Fires and Fascism: Staying Creative When the World Seems Upended
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Sarah Johnson • Cait Gordon • Finnian Burnett • Tanya MacIntosh
4:30pm
MDT
Decolonization of Speculative Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Onyx Shelton • Zeva Mah • Calvin Jim
Writing the long game: the endurance panel.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Leanne Shirtliffe • Nikki Vogel
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